Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound
ClearedLanes 2 and 3 closure northbound
- Start time
- Wed, Mar 18, 2026 9:00 PM
- Expected end
- Thu, Mar 19, 2026 6:00 AM
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Road
- M42 – M42 Northbound Between M5 And J1
- Category
- Road Maintenance
- Direction
- Northbound
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes affected
- 2 of 2 lanes affected
- Reason
- Maintenance Work
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- First published
- Wed, Mar 18, 2026 3:33 AM
- Last updated
- Wed, Mar 18, 2026 5:42 PM
- Cleared
- Thu, Mar 19, 2026 6:00 AM
- Latest update: Lanes 2 and 3 closure northbound
- Coordinates
- 52.355769, -2.045654
- Latitude span
- 52.355474 – 52.356073
- Longitude span
- -2.055772 – -2.035884
- Bounding box centre
- 52.355774, -2.045828
- Location descriptions
-
- M42 northbound between M5 and J1
- M42 northbound between J1 and J2
- Feed validity status
- Planned
- Overall feed start
- Wed, Mar 18, 2026 9:00 PM
- Overall feed end
- Thu, Mar 19, 2026 6:00 AM
- Feed window length
- 9 hours
- Probability code (raw)
- probable
- Compliance option (raw)
- mandatory
- Source identification (raw)
- roadworks
- Management type value
- other
- Contra-flow flag (raw)
- false
- Width restriction flag (raw)
- false
- Height restriction flag (raw)
- false
- Weight restriction flag (raw)
- false
Segment 1
16 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between M5 and J1
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start2 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M42
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {028AB3BB-377A-4B45-956B-04A123BB6A2D}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 471 m
- To Distance
- 1,109 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.35586 -2.055772 52.355864 -2.05573 52.355936 -2.054937 52.355991 -2.054262 52.356009 -2.053953 52.356036 -2.053307 52.356054 -2.052647 52.356073 -2.051648 52.356069 -2.05134 52.356064 -2.050826 52.356046 -2.050194 52.355993 -2.049269 52.355984 -2.049137 52.355921 -2.048227 52.355894 -2.047962 52.35576 -2.046449
Segment 2
6 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between M5 and J1
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M42
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {CE7D8273-5881-4B45-84F6-13F177859668}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 252 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.355624 -2.045095 52.355563 -2.044453 52.355501 -2.04341 52.355492 -2.043146 52.355474 -2.042397 52.355474 -2.041399
Segment 3
2 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between M5 and J1
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End1
- Linear Element Road
- M42
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {B30D6069-F67C-4F15-A96F-CCFDA5DE003C}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 93 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.35576 -2.046449 52.355624 -2.045095
Segment 4
11 coordinate pairs- Description
- M42 northbound between J1 and J2
- Carriageway
- Dual Carriageway
- Lanes Restricted
- 2 lanes restricted
- Operational Lanes
- 2 operational lanes
- Direction On Section
- North Bound
- Direction Relative
- Aligned
- Height Grade
- Start1 End2
- Linear Element Road
- M42
- Linear Element Model
- The Network Model
- Linear Element Id
- {228E73BD-8E1A-47BB-A999-67B7BEBB8992}
- Linear Element Type
- A Carriageway
- From Distance
- 0 m
- To Distance
- 378 m
- Gml Srs Name
- EPSG::4326
- Gml Srs Dimension
- 2
Raw coordinate list
52.355474 -2.041399 52.355484 -2.0404 52.355493 -2.039916 52.355538 -2.038917 52.355565 -2.038536 52.355583 -2.038242 52.355638 -2.037655 52.355701 -2.037023 52.355728 -2.0367 52.355809 -2.036128 52.355841 -2.035884
- Geometry type
- MultiLineString
- Geometry points
- 35
- First coordinate pair
- -2.055772, 52.355860
- Road section segments
- 1
- Road section points
- 35
View geometry JSON
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- Cause type
- Road Maintenance
- Detailed cause
- Maintenance Work
- Compliance
- Mandatory
- Probability
- Probable
- Validity status
- Planned
- Road management
- Other
- Feed provider
- National Highways
- Data source
- Roadworks
- Feed version
- 1
- Record created
- Wed, Mar 18, 2026 3:33 AM
- Record versioned
- Wed, Mar 18, 2026 5:42 PM
- Coordinate source
- Geometry
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M5 northbound jct 4a to jct 3 carriageway closure